(Washington) – Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chairman of the United States Helsinki Commission, announced that the Commission will hold a hearing to discuss the ongoing crisis in Uzbekistan and its implications for the United States.

THE UZBEKISTAN CRISIS: ASSESSING THE IMPACT AND NEXT STEPS

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

124 Dirksen Senate Office Building

The featured panelists will be:

Panel I

Mira Ricardel

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy

Department of Defense

Panel II

Muhammad Salih

Chairman

Erk Party

Holly Cartner

Executive Director, Europe & Central Asia Division

Human Rights Watch

Robert Templer

Director, Asia Program

International Crisis Group

Galima Bukharbaeva

Correspondent

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, is a U.S. Government agency that monitors progress in the implementation of the provisions of the 1975 Helsinki Accords. The Commission consists of nine members from the United States Senate, nine from the House of Representatives, and one member each from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.

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